[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Government-run B.C. Liquor stores and private liquor stores will be required to close at 8 p.m.
British Columbians drinking more alcohol during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds Grocery stores that sell alcohol will have to halt sales at 8 p.m.
Thursday.Bars will be required to close at 9 p.m., one hour after liquor sales must stop. Restaurants can remain open until 10 p.m.The province is also encouraging police forces across the province to increase enforcement in areas of high concern, including resort communities.“We are speaking to our municipal colleagues to ensure we have a presence in some of those communities,” Provincial Health Officer Dr.